Planetary hours
in Mashhad.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Monday, 24 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 04:56
- Sunset
- 18:10
- Next sunrise
- 04:57
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Tehran).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon04:56 – 06:02
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:02 – 07:08
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:08 – 08:15
- 4♂︎ Mars08:15 – 09:21
- 5☉︎ Sun09:21 – 10:27
- 6♀︎ Venus10:27 – 11:33
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:33 – 12:39
- 8☽︎ Moon12:39 – 13:46
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:46 – 14:52
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:52 – 15:58
- 11♂︎ Mars15:58 – 17:04
- 12☉︎ Sun17:04 – 18:10
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:10 – 19:04
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:04 – 19:58
- 3☽︎ Moon19:58 – 20:52
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:52 – 21:46
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:46 – 22:40
- 6♂︎ Mars22:40 – 23:34
- 7☉︎ Sun23:34 – 00:27
- 8♀︎ Venus00:27 – 01:21
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:21 – 02:15
- 10☽︎ Moon02:15 – 03:09
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:09 – 04:03
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:03 – 04:57
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mashhad?
On Monday, 24 August 2026, the Sun rises at 04:56 and sets at 18:10: the day lasts 13h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:57, lasts 10h 46m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 04:56 to 06:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.